Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Mozambique, you would:
Health
live 24.6 years longer
In Mozambique, the average life expectancy is 57 years (56 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, that number is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 28.7 times more money
Mozambique has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2023, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $43,000 as of 2023.
be 68.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Mozambique, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Puerto Rico, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 73.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Mozambique, approximately 127.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 34.0 women do as of 2020.
be 45.7% more likely to be literate
In Mozambique, the literacy rate is 63.4% as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, it is 92.4% as of 2021.
be 90.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Mozambique, approximately 61.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, on the other hand, 6.0 children do as of 2022.
have 78.6% fewer children
In Mozambique, there are approximately 36.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Puerto Rico, there are 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 3.0 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Mozambique, approximately 33% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 4.6 times more likely to have internet access
In Mozambique, approximately 17.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, about 77.7% do as of 2021.
be 36.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Mozambique, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 42.9% less on education
Mozambique spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 79.7% less coastline
Mozambique has a total of 2,470 km of coastline. In Puerto Rico, that number is 501 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Puerto Rico: At a glance
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